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So we are going to August 28th, 1963- and this happened....
That's right, after weeks of not hitting anything of note, this week we come in for the "I Have A Dream" speech. Id the picture wasn't cropped so tight, you might be able to see a little smudge in the sky behind Dr King. Yeah, that was us...
Well, anyway, welcome to Time Machine, where we are just in time for another very big anniversary- this very day five years ago, the M10 was started! And I'll be throwing in some nuggets about that here and there, and welcoming in one Eva Narcissus Boyd - better known as Little Eva! And maybe I'll throw in a live 6D (yeah, slept through it again), along with all the usual stuff. Hmm, that needs punched up a bit, doesn't it? Let me try that again...
ALONG WITH ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT MAKES TIME MACHINE THE BEST WEEKLY POST IN TH HISTORY OF BLOGGING!!!!
Okay, just average the two out and we'll be fine. Let's get this party started, amigos!
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Our first of two debuts this week- the 514th and 515th songs in M10 history- at #10 is a guy who's real name is Sean Tillman. I don't get why we don't see him on more things...
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| Thanks- I guess- to Angel Ceballos |
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Uh, why is that guy not wearing clothes?
Best guess? It's complicated. Ladies and gents, here's Little Eva!!!!!
So here in 1963, how old are you?
Actually, I just turned 20 a couple of months ago....
And the 'Little'?
Well, I was named after an aunt, so we were 'Big Eva' and 'Little Eva'.
Makes sense. Beats 'Eva Junior'.
Beats that middle name I got with the package, too!
I don't know... you don't think 'Narcy Boyd' would've flown?
Uhhhh.... NO.
Prolly not. So this week, we had a 17 song, 50 station countdown, and once again it was a mainly two-horse race- but we'll throw in a couple 'muddiers of the water' to make it a fun guess.
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| Ya mean my M10 hit is on the Panel? |
Thank you! So choose from...
The Angels and My Boyfriend's Back at #4...
The Beach Boys and Surfer Girl at #22 with a bullet...
The #1 song for the third week, Little Stevie Wonder and Fingertips, part 2...
...and Bobby Vinton, also with a bullet at #32 with Blue velvet!
Gee, the ones I like the best are the bullet songs.... and I can't say that either of the others are a favorite- but I will say at least I don't change the channel on Stevie, just sayin'. Now I'm not one much to stick in more videos than necessary, but you have to hear this Panelist. It was only a local Louisville KY hit, but this song was top notch in my ears. Here's Janie Moss and the Epics...
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So I did some quick figuring last night trying to see who the biggest act of the 5-year M10 run is. What I learned was, first, there are 46 acts that have totaled over 100 points on my scoring system (you know, #1 is 10, #2 is 9, etc.). Some of them did it very quickly with big hits (like King Leg getting 131 points with just 2 songs) and others ground it out (like Castlecomer needing 6 songs to get to 159, or Alkonost needing 6 just to squeak in at 104). In addition, 14 of those acts managed to make it to 200 points. Earlier this summer, we established the 'superstar rule' that you need 7 M10 hits to be a superstar. At that point, the Jayhawks, the Shacks, Alvvays, and Beach House were the only ones- a hard summer of work added The Explorer's Club to that list. Currently 7 acts are at the doorstep with 6 hits- including both the Original ELO AND Jeff Lynne's current version.
And on top of that, 3 acts have topped the 300-point mark! And I'm going to share with you not only them, but the entire top ten as we go along! At #10, with 236 pts on 5 hits...
...Brooke Annibale!
At #9, with 241 points on 7 songs...
...Alvvays!
At #8, with 248 points on 6 songs....
....Lucius!
And now, let's have a crack at that 6D...
Kapp records did a lot of show-tune stuff, including scoring a #1 with Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong. It was founded by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp, who had made a star out of Bing Crosby in the 1930's with his Decca label. Jack had acquired Bing and others when Brunswick shut down their record label- yep, the same Brunswick that is famous here for their bowling enterprises, which I just learned they sold off about the same time I started the M10! (Not to mention their the same Brunswick that I currently cut fabric for their boat covers, BTW) Decca had their last hit with Dobie Gray's Drift Away in 1973. At one point, Gray was in a band being managed by Max Baer, Jr.- that's right, Jethro from The Beverly Hillbillies. Did you know that man had a minor in philosophy? Weird, wild stuff.
And what does that have to do with our song? Geez, I forgot! Let's see... Oh, yeah. Our song in question was recorded first by the Chad Mitchell Trio- but because Kapp records didn't like that the lyrics contained the mention of 'death', they delayed the release- just long enough for Peter Paul and Mary to release a single first and take Bob Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind to the top- but was #2 this week without any Panel love.
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At #7, with 264 points on 7 hits....
...The Explorer's Club!!!!!!!!!!!!
At # 6, with 277 points on 5 hits....
...Anna Burch!!!!!!!!!!!
At #5, with 279 points on 6 hits...
... Dent May!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The debut at #9 is a late arriver from an lp that's already had 2 #1's! Here, from Swimmer, is Tennis....
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Our big mover this week was Wonderful Wonderful by the Tymes, up a whopping 48 from 99 to 51. Our overseas #1s...
Australia had Rob EG with the bizzarre 55 Days In Peking...
Canada had Panelist Just One Look from Doris Troy, #26 here...
New Zealand had Confessin' by Frank Ifield (which I liked better than I Remember You last week)...
and the UK was topped by Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas with Bad To Me.
At #4, with 283 points on 6 hits...
...Agnes Obel!!!!
At #3, with 309 points on 7 hits....
...the Shacks!!!!!!!!!
At #2, with 335 points on 7 hits....
....Beach House!!! And who in the world can top Beach House? Stay tuned....
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The remaining M10...
The Flaming Lips up 2 to 8 with Flowers Of Neptune 6...
Roses And Rainbows chip in 4 of those points for The Explorer's Club, at 7 for a third week...
I Could Use A Miracle chips in 5 points for Dent May, dropping a pair to 6...
Hazel English doesn't know when to quit, and Five And Dime goes back up a notch to 5...
Silversun Pickups are in that 100 point club at 158, after Toy Soldiers climbs a notch to 4...
Home Again chips in 8 for Brooke Annibale, dropping one spot to 3...
The Beths are also in the 100-point club at 126 after Jump Rope Gazers slips to #2...
And trying her best to get in that club, currently sitting at 67 points, with the new #1....
...Hazel English again with Off My Mind!!!!!! With just Jump Rope Gazers between her two #1s, Hazel English becomes only the second act to manage that- the only other was in year 1, when one song hit #1 between Beach House's Space Song and The Traveller!
And that act that has more points than even Beach House? With 361 points on now 9 hits....
...the Jayhawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And for that Panel vote...
Little Stevie got ya 8%...
Bobby Vinton grabbed 10%....
The Beach Boys tallied 18%...
But, the winner.... sadly... with 30%....
...The Angels and My Boyfriend's Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully they'll leave him behind when they join me next week for 1964!
I was born mid November 62 so I was pretty damn young and remember zilch just saying.
ReplyDeleteNever fear, we go up a year every week, so we'll hit your memories- or make new ones!
Delete"Blue Velvet" and anything Bobby Vinton takes me back to junior high and more innocent days when teen angst was beginning to take its grip on me. Seems like a million years ago in some ways--and much of that is just this year.
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Tossing It Out
I know what ya mean...
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